Identification
forewing gray with white AM and PM bands, and up to 10 scalloped dark gray lines variably shaded with black; discal spot large, black
hindwing dirty white shaded with gray, usually with slight pink tint; terminal line black; finge white
[adapted from description by Charles Covell]
Range
wherever Fireweed grows: mostly northern United States (south in the Appalachians to the northern tip of Georgia, and south in the Rockies to California) plus Alaska and every province and territory of Canada except Prince Edward Island
Habitat
forest clearings, recently burned-over sites undergoing succession, meadows, roadsides
Season
adults fly from May to September
Food
larvae feed on Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium), other willow-herbs (Epilobium spp.) and evening-primrose (Oenothera spp.)
Internet References
BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems - species account with photographs of pinned adults and DNA sequence
pinned adult image (James Adams, Dalton State College, Georgia)
larval food plant (Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands; USGS)
common name reference (NHIC, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources)
flight season (Canadian Forest Service)
